Two table glass forming machine



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Patented Sept. 15, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE KARL E. PEILER, OFWEST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO HARTFORD-EM- PIKE COMPANY, OFHARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE TWO TABLE GLASS FORMINGMACHINE Application'filed January 18, 1929. Serial No. 333,306.

My invention relates to apparatus for fabricating hollow glassware,particularly bottles.

The device of my invention comprises certain features similar to thoseembodied in the machine disclosed in the United States Patent No.1,020,222 to Alvin S. Reichel, as

to which machine my invention constitutes an improvement.- The presentinvention also comprises features similar to those disclosed in my priorUnited States applications, Serial No. 87,800, filed February 12, 1926and Serial No. 323,954, filed December fi, 1928. As to such similarmatter, this application i constitutes a continuation in part of theaforesaid earlier application.

Prior to my invention, continuously rotat ing suction gathering bottlemachines have been confined to the single table type, such as that shownin the aforesaid patent to Reichel, in which the mechanisms forgathering, and forming the parison,'as well as the mechanisms forblowing the parison to final form,

are carried upon a single table or spider.

Certain advantages result in the manufacture of bottles, from the use offorming machines of the two-table type, that is, machines in which theparison collecting and forming mechanisms are mounted upon one table,ro-

tatin 'around its own center, while the finish.

blowing mechanisms, including the blow molds, are mounted-on an adjacentrotating table which revolves about a different center. Heretofore,because of the difficulties involved in transferring the parisons fromthe parison mold table to the blow mold table during the rotation of thetables, forming machines of the two-table type have generally been ofthe intermittent type, which typqpermits the transfer while the tablesare stationary, and this has been the case in spite of the fact that itis advantageous to operate a glass formin machine by continuous rotationof the tab es. I

Also prior t'o-my invention, suction gathering bottle machines havefailed to provide a positive formation of the entire parison by moldsurfaces, as distinguished from the formation incident to the suckingand shearing operations. To produce parisons of the best character,which will result, when blown to final form, in superior articles, it isimportant that the glass be forced into intimate external shape inparison molds mounted on one table or spider, to transfer the'parisonsso. formed to suitable blow molds upon a second,- table, which revolvescontinuously about an axis other than the axis of the parison mold tableand to blow the parisons to final form in such blow-molds.

A further object of my invention is to pro- V1(l8 apparatus forpositively. forming the glass gathered in a suction mold into a parison,by forcing theglass into intimate contact with a completed mold surface.

A further ob ect of the invention is to provide novel mountingandpperating means for the parison mold, by which it may be moved to aplurality of ositions relative to its table or spiderto per orm thevarious op-' erations of gathering a charge, forming the parison andtransferring the parison.

A. further object of theinvention is 'to provide an improved suctiongathering and charge severing means.

Another object is to provide a novel apparatus for gathering charges bysuction a view in elevation and partly in section of one of the parisonmold units, in gathering position;

4 1s a diagrammatic dplan view of my nove two-table machine anassociated thering pot illustratin the preferred cyc e of M operationand thee aracter of movements of the parison mold, neck ring, suction anblow head and blow mold during the transfer operation. I i

Certain features commonly provided and necessar to the completeoperation of a hot- 8 tle forming machine havebeen omitted from thedrawings, for the sake of clearness. For instance, the means for applyinblowing pressure in the blow moldhas not en illustrated, as this featureis old in the art and may readily be supplied in a number of wellknownforms.

'Geenrally. speaking, I rovide a constantly rotating table or spi er,upon which ismounted a plurality of similar units, each comprising asuction parison mold, a neck rin and a suitable suction and pressurehead. I a so preferably provide a separate pair of lass severing shears,as a part of each unit.

ach unit is supplied with actuating mechanism to open and close the moldand neck ring and to apply suction through the mold to gather the glasstherein and to a ply blowing pressure therethrough to orm the parisons.Each unit also includes a mold completing bottom plate or mold sectionand suitable mechanism for diping the suction athering'molds into a athof lass at t e proper period in its rotation, or then movi plate, atwhich position t e parison is formed and for thereafter moving the neckring and formed parison into suitable position to transfer the parisonto the associated blow mold. The blow molds are mounted upon a table orspider other than that upon which the suction parison molds are mounted,and this table is adapted to rotate about its center which is spacedfrom, but adjacent to the parison mold table. The blow mold 5 tablecarries a plurality of similar units,

each of which comprises a suitable blow mold, mechanism for opening andclosing the molds and means for blowing the parison to final form in theblow mold. The blow 6 molds are mounted in such a way as perit over thebottom,

male

mit their movementradially of the blow mold table to cause each blowmold to follovs a path concentric with that of its associated neck rinfor a selected portion of its rota-.

stationary cams an operating e application of compressed air to rolls, T

' the pneumatic units is also preferably controlled by stationary cams.

Referring to the drawings, 10 represents the parison mold table andllthe associated blow mold table. 12 represents a suitable container orpot for the glass supply into which the suction molds are dip d and fromwhich the charges are collected The suction mold table 10 comprises asuitable base (not shown) from which arises a stationary hollow column13 about which the moving parts rotate and within which suitableprovisions may be made for a supply of air and the application ofvacuum. The details of the air and vacuum supply means are not shown, asthe are well known. They may be similar to t ose disclosed in the aforesaid patent to Reichel. Mounted for rotation about the column 13 is acontinuously "rotating table 14 to which movement, maybe imparted b anysuitable means (not shown), ut whic are common in the art and may besimilar to that shown in the Reichel aforesaid. Adjacent to the table14,

atent 86, havingcams coacting with suitable rollers on the moving artsof the arison mold units hereinafter escribed. he structure 86 has slotsformedtherein as indicated at 86a for receiving cams inot shown whichoperate suitable valves notshown which ling the several pneumatically oerated deson body mo (1, the shears, and the bottom plate, ashereinafter explained. Such cams and valves and the operation thereofare well known in the art and hence need not be illustrated; those shownin the patent to LaFrance'1,348,365, granted Aug. 3,1920

e arison mold units are mounted upon -mafy, for example, be employed.

neumatio means, while others are accom hs ed by o0-- moving 'cam- I pvide suitable stationary structure, as 15 and.

may bemounted on the table 14, for control-' vices which 0 erate theneck mol the parime ns thereby to tilt, 'as' shown in Fig. 3. The plate1 8 extends rearwardly beneath the cam structure 86 and carries anupwardly projectingcam roller 19 which runs on the cam track 20 ontheunderside of the structure 86. Thus the tilting of the plate 18 from thehorizontal may be controlled by the cam 20. Save when it 15 desired todip the mold into the glass, the plate 18 is carried in the horizontalposition The cam 20 is formed in such a manner that as the mechanismapproaches the gathering station, the cam roller 19 moves upwardly alongan incline 21 and permits the dipping of the mold into the glass. Whenthe glass has been collected, the cam roll follows a downwardly slopingpor tion-of the cam, and the plate is lifted again to the horizontalposition. 7

To reduce the wear upon the roll 19, I may provide a latch mechanismcomprising an L-shaped member 61 pivoted as at 62 on a bracket 63 arisinvertical arm of t e member 61 is provided with a notch or shoulderedportion 64 adapted to receive the rearward extension of the plate 18when that plate is in horizontal position. The other arm of the member61 is connected with a spring 65 attached to a' bracket 66 to urge thevertical arm into contion, the vertical arm comes into contact with thecam portion 68 which forces it inwardly or to the right, as shown inFig. 3 and'releases the plate 18 from the latch.

. The plate 18 carries a vertically disposed pivot post 22, preferablylocated above the pivot 1611, upon which an arm or plate 23 is mountedfor rotation in a horizontal plane. The arm 23 carries a crank arm orextension 24 through which the arm is moved about the post 22, ashereinafter described.

A pivot post 25 arises from the outer portion of the plate 23 and-servesas a pivot for the halves 26 of the body parison mold, the holders forwhich are provided with suitable ears 27 which are pivotally connectedto links 28, the opposite ends of which are pivoted to a cross-arm oryoke 29 which in turn is attached to the piston rod30'of a, piston opriers for the halves are provided with suitfrom the table 14. The

able ears 37 pivoted to links 38 which in turnare pivoted to thecross-arm 39. This crossarm is attached to a piston rod 40 of a pistonoperatin in a suitable cylinder 41. A suitable mec anism for applyingand exhausting compressed air to and fromthe cylinder 41 not shown) isprovided to open and close t e neck ring at suitable times. It isintended that in the present structure, the exhaust and admission of airfrom the cylinders 41 and 31 be under the control of suitable "valvemechanisms, which are opened and closed by stationary cams on thenon-rotating portion .of the parison mold table 10.

On the bracket 33, and above the bifurcated portion 34, there is mounteda combined suction and blow head adapted to cooperate at suitable timeswith the neck ring and body mold to apply suction within the parisonmold to gather glass therein, and at other times to supply blowing airto form theparison. The details of this head 42 are not shown. The headand its connections may be of any suitable construction, such forinstance, as that shown in the United States patent to Owens, No.766,768, or in my prior application Serial No. 316,982, filed Novemher3, 1928.

Movement of the plate 23 and the'parts carried thereby aboutthe pivot 221s accomplished through the following mechanism. To the outer end of thecrank arm 24 is attached a suitable strap or connecting rod 43, theconnection being universal in character as is shown at 44. The other endof this 100 strap 43 is similarly connected by a universal connection 45to a slide plate 46 which is mounted to slide in suitable slideways 47on the table 14. The plate 46 carries a downwardly depending stud shaft48 carrying a 105 cam roll 49 adapted to run in a cam groove 50 in thestationary cam structure 15. The contour of the cam groove is such thatit causes, upon rotation of the table 14, a suitable sliding andpositioning movement of 110 the plate 46, which in turn imparts movementthrough the crank 24 to the plate 26 to position the mold, neck ring andthe head 42 successively in the gathering, pariso'n forming and transferpositions.

I preferably supply a shearing mechanism witheach of the units, but ifdesired, a single such mechanism cooperating with all of the units maybe provided as shown in my copending application, Ser. No. 337,941,filed 1.

eb. 6, 1929. As best shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the shears are carried upona bracket 51 using from the table 14, and comprise a pair of cooperatingblades 52 pivoted as at 53 to the ends of a pair of links 54, theopposite 125 ends of which are pivoted in slots 55 in the ends of a pairof rods 56. The pivot 53 is connected to a cross-arm 57 which is mountedfor sliding movement on the arms 56. The arms 56 are mounted in suitablefixed guide 120 ways 56a and a pair of coiled springs 57a surround therods 56 between stops 57b and cross-arm 57. The cross-arm 57 isconnected with the piston rod of a piston working in a pneumaticcylinder 58. When the piston rod is moved outwardly (to the right inFig. 1), it first causes an outward projection of the rods 56 until suchmovement is arrested by suitable stops (not shown) on the rods. Thecontinued movement of the piston rod causes the cross-arm 57 to move ontherods 56 and to effect a closure of the blades 52 to sever the glass.Supply and exhaust of air at suitable times to the cylinder 58 iscontrolled by suitable mechanism (not shown), but preferably actuated bythe rotation of the table to project and close the blades to sever acharge collected in' the parison mold from the glass of the supply.

A bottom mold or plate 59, provided with a suitable cavity 590. adaptedto complete the parison mold and to impart the correct shape to thelower portion of the arison, is mounted upon a piston rod 60 o a pistonmounted for vertical reciprocation in a cylinder 60a The cylinder 60a issupported by a bracket 60?) on the table 14 in a suitable position belowthe arc of theparison mold described about the pivot 22. Suitable means(not shown) are provided to move the bottom plate into' capping relationwith the parison mold durmg the parison forming operation, which takesplace when the mold is moved to a position directly above the bottomlate. i

The blow mold table 11, as stated, carries a plurality of blowmoldunits, each adapted to cooperate at one of the parison mold unitsheretofore described. Each of these units comprises a plate 69, mountedfor sliding movement in slideways upon the rotating table 71. This slidecarries a suitable pivot post 72 which acts as a pivot for the halves 43of the divided blow mold. -The carriers for the blow mold halves areprovided with ears 74, pivoted to links 75 which in turn ar pivoted to across-head 76 attached to the piston rod 77 of a pneumatic pistonoperating in a cylinder 78. The'cylinder is provided with suitable meansfor applying and exhausting compressed air thereto (not shown) to openand close the blow mold at suitable times. Such means may comprise avalve operated by a cam on the column of the table as shown in mycopending application 323,954, filed Dec. 5, 1928 previously referredto. The plate 69 carries a depending stud shaft 79 which passes througha slot in the table 71 and upon which is mounted a cam roller 80 adaptedto run in a cam path 81 formed in the stationary poltion 82 of the blowmold table 11. formed as to cause the blow mold to move to a position inwhich its center line coincides with the center line passing throughtheneck The cam path 81 is so im m neck ring during the time necessary toeffect the closing of the blow mold and the opening of the neck ring toaccomplish the transfer of a parison to the blow mold.

The mold table is also provided with suitable means (not shown) forapplying compressed air at suitable times to the blow mold to blow theparison received therein to final form.

The cam path 50, which controls the swinging and positioning movement ofthe parison mold and associated parts about the pivot 22, may be formedto give any desired sequence or type of operations, but I prefer to soshape It as to provide the sequenc -of operations shown diagrammaticallyin ig. 4.

In Fig. 4 the letters A to F inclusive indicate the successive points inthe path of the parison mold units. In a number of these positions, thelocation of the parison mold appears somewhat displaced from theposition indicated by the letter, which in each instance is takenthrough the pivot 22 about which the parison head turns. For c'learnessof illustration the line indicated by the letter is joined by a bracketto the showing of the parison mold associated with the particular pivotpin 22. It is, of course, understood that the positions indicated by theletters are not positions at which the unit is halted, as the rotationof the table is continuous. dicated at A the gathering o eration has ustbeen concluded, the mo] neck ring Beginning at a position inand suctionand blow head being in the same relative positions they occupy duringgathermg, the shears having operated and withdrawn and the plate 18having been returned to the horizontal position. At this -row, causesthe roller 49 to pass outwardl of the center of the table in the 'campat 50 to swin the head about the ivot 22 to the position indicated at Bat w ich the mold is immediately over i and associated with the bottomplate 59 and at which position the parison is to be formed bycounterblowing. The relationship of the mold parts at the position Bisas shown in Fig. 6. .The bottom plate 59 has capped the parison mold 26and together with that mold and the neck ring forms a completed mold.The'neck pin 83, carried by the head 42, has been withdrawn andcompressed air is being applied through the head, to force the glassagainst the mold walls and to form an enlarged cavity in the parison.The parts remain in this relative position and the counterblowingcontinues for a substantial portion of the cycle of rotation of thetable 14. In Fig. 4, the parts are indicated as still in the parisonforming position when they reach the position C. The formation of theparison should be substantially accomplished by the time the unitreaches this position C and thereafter, as the position D is approached,the cam 50 moves the roller 49 to cause movement of the parison moldhead to the transfer position-in advance of the bottom plate and out ofalignment there with, in order that the transfer may begin at theposition marked D. As a result of this movement, the axes and pivots 25'of the parison and neck molds, are brought into radial alignment withthe axes of the mold table to permit clearance of the blow mold by theparison mold during the transfer. The relationship of the mold parts inthe transfer position is illustrated in Fig.

l. The parison mold 26 has been opened leaving the parison suspendedfrom the. neck ring 36 and the suspended parison is carried to the pointof tangency of the paths of the center lines of the neck ring and blowmold. The blow mold 73 begins to close about the suspended parison atthe point D and while closing, the blow mold is caused to travelradially of its table and to follow the path of the parison. Shortlyafter the unit has passed the position indicated at D, the transfer willhave been completed, the neck ring having opened and the blow moldhaving closed. The blow mold is then again moved radially of its tableand the final blowing of the parison is begun in the blow mold. Afterthe transfer has been accomplished the open neck ring and parison moldare carried through a considerable portion of the'cycle of the rotationof the table, as indicated by positions E and F, Fig. 4. During thisportion of their travel, the mold parts are cooled by suitable means(not shown). At about the time the unit passes the position F, theroller 49 is moved inwardly toward the center of the table by the cam50, to swing the unit to gathering position. the mold parts and neckring are closed, the mold brought over the gathering pot 12 and dippedinto the glass to effect a gather.

A preferable form of operation of the complete device above described isas follows:

The rotary tables 14 and 71 are continuously rotated by suitable meansat suitable speed and in such phase relation that the cooperating neckrings and blow molds are positioned properly for the transfer ofparisons to the blow molds. The successive units on the tables gosuccessively through the same cycle of operation. Therefore, the cycleof but one set of units on each table will be considered.

Beginning at a point in the rotation of a particular parison mold unitabout the center of its table, indicated by F on Fig. 4, at which theplate 18 is in a horizontal position and the blow mold and neck ring areopen, the table 14 rotating in the direction indicated encounterssuitable cams which actuate the pneumatic cylinders 31 and 41 to closethe neck ring and body parison mold, as the unit approaches thegathering position. As the parison mold arrives over the bath of glasscontained in the pot 12, the plate 18 is released from the latch 61 andthe roll 19. following cam portion 21 permits the tilting of the plate18 to dip the lower end of the parison mold into the glass. A vacuum isthen established in the parison mold and neck ring, the head 42 beingconnected for this purpose to a suitable source of vacuum through theoperation of suitable cam controlled mechanisms. As the mold passesthrough the glass in the furnace, it sucks up a suitable quantity ofglass toform the mold charge, whereupon the head is lifted, as the roll19 encounters the downward sloping portion of its cam 20. As the moldrises, it carries with it a connecting string of glass be tween theglass in the supply and that collected in the mold. The shears 52 arethen projected to sever this string, and are then opened and retracted.The shears may be suitably cooled if desired, by any well-known means.Vhen the charge has been collected and severed, the cam roller 49 andcam track 50 moves the closed parison mold, neck ring and the head 42 toa position directly above the bottom plate 59, (see positions B and C,Fig. 4 and Fig. 6) which plate is moved into capping relation with thebottom of the mold, to complete the parison mold. The parison is formedwhile the head is in this position, by forcing a pressing plungerdownwardly through the neck ring, but preferably as shown in Fig. 6, byblowing compressed air therethrough. The glass is thus forced intointimate contact with a completed parison mold. The parison is thusformed prior to the arrival of the unit at the position indicated at D,Fig. 4, at which the transfer begins. As this positionis approached, the

parison mold is opened by the application of suitable air pressures inthe cylinder 31 leaving the parison suspended from the closed neck ringand while so suspended is moved into the path of the center line of theassociated blow mold (at point D, Fig. 4) The blow mold begins, at aboutthis point, to close about the parison. YVhile it is closing, the blowmold is moved radially of its table and caused to follow the path ofrotation of the parison and neck ring. When the blow mold is completelyclosed, the neck ring opens and the transfer has been accomplished. Theblow mold is then returned to its normal position on the table 71, andsuitable blowing mechanism is applied thereto to blow the parison tofinal form. As indicated in Fig. 4, the blowing preferably continuesthroughout a major portion of the cycle of the blow mold. As the blowmold approaches the position L, it is opened and the finished article isremoved manually or by automatic means.

My invention is not limited to the specific mechanism shown anddescribed, but may be anodified in many particulars within thecombination, a parison mold carrier adapted to rotate about a center,and a blow mold carrier adapted to rotate about a different center, aparison mold mounted upon the first-named carrier, a blow mold mountedupon the second named carrier, a neck ring associated with the parisonmold, means for creating vacuum in the cavities of the neck ring andparison mold, means for swinging the parison mold, neck ring and vacuumcreating means as a unit relative to the parison mold carrier about avertical axis to present the parison mold successively to a chargegathering position, a parison forming position and a parisontransferring position, means for forming a parison, and means fortransferring the parison so formed to the blow mold during the continuedrotation of the parison mold carrier.

2. In a glassware forming apparatus, 1n combination, a container forglass, a suction athering parison mold and neck ring thereor, aconstantly rotating carrier upon which said parison mold and neck ringare mounted, means for moving the parison mold on its carrier to aprojected gathering position, and for dipping it into the container,means for collecting a charge in the mold by suction, severing means'forsevering the charge, a bottom plate, means for movin the charged mold toa position above the ottom late, means for forming a parison in the molbottom plate, and neck ring, means for o ening the parison mold, andsuspending the ormed parison from the neck ring, means for moving theneck ring and suspended parison relative to the carrier to a transferposition, a blow mold, acarrier therefor adapted to rotate about acenter other than that about which the parison mold rotates and topresent the blow mold to receive the suspended parison, and means forclosing the blow mold.

3. In combination with a bath of molten glass, a continuously rotatingtwo-table glass fabricating machine, a blow mold mounted on one table, aparison mold and neck ring mounted on the other table, means for movingthe parison mold about a vertical pivot fixed on said parison moldtableto a projected position, means for dipping the parison mold whilein such position into the glass bath, means for gathering a charge fromsaid bath by suction into the parison mold, means for severing thecharge so gathered, means for forming a parison in said parison mold,and means for transferring the parison so formed to the blow mold.

4. In a glassware fabricating apparatus, 111 combination, a gatheringpool, a. rotating table, acarrier mounted for oscillating movement uponthe table, means for oscillating the carrier, an upwardly projectingpivot upon the carrier, a second carrier mounted for movement about thepivot, a parison mold and neck ring mounted upon said second carrier,means for opening and closing the parison mold and neck ring, meansresponsive to the rotation of the table to move the second carrier aboutits pivot to move the parison mold and neck ring into a projectedposition above the gathering pool, means for creating avacuum within themold and neck ring while in such projected position to collect a chargeof glass in the mold, means for further shaping a parison from saidcharge, while the parison mold is in a less projected position relativeto its table, and means for thereafter moving the second carrier to anintermediate projected position to present the formed parison at atransfer station, a blow mold at said station, and means for opening andclosing the blow mold.

5. In combination with a supply of molten glass, a two-table suctiongathering glassware fabricating machine, comprising a parison mold, neckring and suction head mounted on one table for rotation about the centerthereof, and a blow mold mounted on a second ta- -ble for rotation aboutthe center thereof,

closed neck ring, means for moving the parison while so suspended intothe path of the center line of the blow mold, means for closing the blowmold about the parison, means for opening the neck ring, and means forblowing the parison into final form in the blow mold.

6. In combination with a supply of molten glass, a fabricating machinefor glassware comprising a continuously rotating suction parison moldcarrier adapted to rotate about one center, a suction gathering parisonmold mounted thereon, a blow mold carrier adapted to rotate about asecond center, a blow mold mounted thereon, means for moving saidparison mold relative to said carrier successively into gathering,parison forming, and transfer positions, means for creating a vacuumwithin the parison mold to gather glass charges therein, means forfurther shaping into completed parisons the charges so collected, andmeans for transferring the parisons so formed to the blow mold while thecarriers rotate about their respective centers.

7. In combination with a glass gathering pot, a continuously rotatingsuction gathering and glassware forming machine, comprising a blow mold,means for opening and closing the blow mold, a pivot spaced. from theaxis of rotation of said machine, a parison mold and associated neckring mounted for movement thereabout, a bottom plate, means for openingand closing the parison mold and neck ring, means for moving the parisonmold and neck ring about said pivot to a projected position adjacent thegathering pool, then to a position adjacent the bottom plate andthereafter to a position adjacent the blow mold, means for gathering a'charge by suction while the parison mold and neck ring are in the firstnamed position, means for further shaping a parison in the mold and neckring while they are in the second named position,

and means for transferring the charge in neck-up position to a blow moldwhile the parison mold and neck ring are in the third named position.

8. In combination with a gathering pool, a glass fabricating machinecomprising a rotary mold table, a supportswingably mounted on saidtable. a parison mold unit includ ing a body mold and neck mold mountedon said support, means for charging said mold from the surface of saidpool by suction, a severing device and a bottom plate mounted inangularly spaced relation on said table, and means for oscillating saidsupport to successively move the parison mold into radial alignment withthe severing device and to hold the said mold in such alignment duringthe severing operation, and into vertical alignment with the bottomplate and to hold the mold in such alignment for engagement with thebottom plate during the rotation of the table.

9. In a glass forming apparatus, in combination, a container for glass,a suction gathering parison mold and neck ring therefor, a constantlyrotating carrier upon which said parison mold and neck ring are mounted,means for moving the parison mold on its carrier to a projectedgathering position, and for dipping it into the container, means forcollecting a charge in the mold by suction, severing means for severingthe charge, a bottom plate, means for permanently supporting said bottomplate in position for vertical alignment with the parison mold, meansfor moving the charged mold into vertical ali ment with the bottom plateand for engaging the mold with the bottom plate, means for forming aparison in the mold, bottom plate and neck ring, means for opening theparison mold and suspending the formed parison from the neck ring, meansfor moving the neck ring'and suspended parison relative to the carrierand to the bottom plate to a transfer position, such movement causingthe parison to be moved outwardly with respect to the carrier, a blowmold, and means for transferring the parison to the blow mold.

Signed at Hartford, Connecticut this 14th day of January 1929.

KARL E. PEILER.

CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION.

Patent No. 1,823,123. Granted September 15, 1931, to

KARL E. PEILER.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specificationof 'the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page 6,line '59, claim 2, after "position" insert and for holding the neck ringin such position while it travels through an arc concentric with thecenter of its carrier and past the line of centers of its carrier and ofa blow mold carrier; line 113, claim 5, after "for" insert continuously;line 119, same claim, after "moving" insert the neck ring and; line 120,after "suspended" insert outwardly into a position radially fixed withrespect to the parison mold table for movement while in such position;page 7, after line 80, insert the following" as claim l0.

10. In combination with a supply of molten glass, a two table glasswarefabricating machine comprising a parison mold and neck ring mounted onone table for rotation about the center thereof, a blow mold mounted ona second table for rotation about the center thereof, means forcontinuously rotating the tables,, means for supplying a charge of glassto said parison mold and neck ring, means for further shaping the chargeinto a complete parison therein, means for opening the parison moldleaving the parison suspended from the closed neck ring, means formoving the neck ring and the parison while so suspended outwardly into aposition radially fixed with respect to the parison mold table formovement while in such position into the path of the center line of theblow mold, means for closing the blow mold about the parison, means foropening the neck ring, and means for blowing the parison into final formin the blow mold.;

and that the said Letters Patent should be read with these correctionstherein that the same may conform to the record of the case in thePatent Office.

Signed and sealed this 3rd day of November, A. D. 1931.

M. J. Moore, (Seal) Acting Commissioner of Patents.

DISCLAIMER 1,823,123. Karl E. Pe'iler, West Hartford, Conn. Two TABLEGLASS FORMING MACHINE. Patent dated September 15, 1931. Disclaimer filedJuly 11, 1932, by the patentee, assignee Hartford-Empire Company,concurring and consenting; Hereby enters this disclaimer. The petitionerdisclaims any interpretation of the Words transfer position in claim 6which does not require that this position be radially fixed relative tothe parison mold carrier, and which does not require that this positionbe the one at which the parison is finally released from all the moldparts which form it into a parison.

[Qfiicial Gazette August 9, 1932.]

